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Congratulations, Ichiro!

For the eighth-consecutive year, Ichiro has recorded 200+ hits. Ichiro has eight of the 11 200-hit seasons in Marinersâ€™ historyÂ and tonightâ€™s game brings him up to 1792 hits over his MLB careerâ€”268 more than the next closest player, Derek Jeter, over that span. You can even spot Jeter an extra year and Ichiro still comes out on top!

The milestone ties Ichiro with Wee Willie Keeler for most-consecutive 200-hit seasons and the only players to ever collect more in their career are Pete Rose with 10 and Ty Cobb with nine.

Congratulations, Ichiro!

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22 Responses to “Congratulations, Ichiro!”

msb on
September 17th, 2008 8:24 pm

excellent choice for a first entry, Conor.

Niehaus asked if he planned to ‘be a man possessed’ to break the record next year, and Ichiro (through Ken Barron) laughed and said something like ‘if I said yes, the fans would say, there are 11 games left, don’t be stupid thinking about next year’

“Sometimes it seems like it is a difficult thing for you. This time you seemed a little more relaxed. What did it feel like walking up to the plate right before hit number 300 for you?”

Ichiro’s response:

“To tell you he truth, it’s ben a huge struggle, it’s not been relaxing at all. But for people to have that observation shows that I have been able to fool people. So in that way I was able to accomplish a goal as well. But the truth is, it’s not easy. So when I heard that question, it made me a little mad.”

While talking, and during the translation, he was laughing and smirking the whole time. Love it.

khardy on
September 17th, 2008 8:41 pm

Best first post ever.

Scooter4 on
September 17th, 2008 8:50 pm

Ichiro is incredible on the field and off.

Sinking Away on
September 17th, 2008 8:56 pm

Welcome to USS Mariner, Conor. Great first post. Congratulations Ichiro. You are an incredible baseball player. Your skill and your endurance are a tribute to your hard work. Thank you for your hard work.

Also, awesome accomplishment, Ichiro! It goes without saying that it’s been a very tough season for us fans as well…though again this year, you make our “labor of love” worth every minute. Thank you for all you do!